Minstrel Heart (BM 1297)
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Minstrel Heart (BM 1297) is a medium, warm orange from Benjamin Moore: LRV 41.5, so it reflects about 42 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Minstrel Heart
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Minstrel Heart by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper orange, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Minstrel Heart, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Dishy Coral | SW 6598 | 40 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
| Behr | She Loves Pink | M160-4 | 42 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Antique Coral | 1007-2A | 46 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | River Rouge | 1187-4 | 44 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore orange colors nearest to Minstrel Heart (LRV 41.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Minstrel Heart
Darker than Minstrel Heart
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1297 |
| Hex | #E69A95 |
| RGB | 230, 154, 149 |
| HSL | 4°, 62%, 74% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 41.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 71.0, 27.8, 14.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Minstrel Heart (BM 1297), published as #E69A95
#D69093
#F6A495
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Minstrel Heart (BM 1297)?
- Minstrel Heart has an LRV of 41.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Minstrel Heart is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Minstrel Heart in another brand?
- She Loves Pink (Behr M160-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Minstrel Heart warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Minstrel Heart as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.3; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.